Mailing-case for eggs.



O. W. WARD.

MAILING CASE FOR EGGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1914.

1,149,877 Patented Aug 10,1915.

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ORIN W. WARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAILING-case FOR noes.

Application filed May 2,. 1914. Serial No. 835,894.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORIN W. WARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and 'Stateof New York, have invented anew and Improved Mailing-Case'for Eggs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to shipping and storing vessels, and has particular reference to the shipment of commodities by parcel post, express or the like. v

Among the objects, therefore, of this invention is to provide a package or container;

of such a nature as to make the shipment of fresh eggs through the mails a practical expedient.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shipping case of a comparatively cheap construction and having the requisite strength and resiliency for the contents to make such shipment safe and dependable.

and at a reasonable cost. I

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawingsformi'ng a part of this specification. inwhich like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

and in which Figure 1 1s a plan view of a mailing case made in accordance with this lnvention, the

outside cover being open and broken away; Fig. 2 1s a vertlcal section of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1 but with the outside cover closed; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 and Fig.

4 is a sectional detail on the line 4:4 of Fig. 1.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials, and the rela tive sizes and proportions, as well as the general. design of the mechanism, may be varied to a'considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully described and specifically claimed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I

13. The top 14 is preferably hinged along one edge at 15 so as to either lie open 'or be folded in the closed'position whereby it may be secured by any suitable fastening devices- I Specification of Letters Patent.

show an outside shell or casing 10" having closed sides 11, ends 12 and bottom...

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

An inner casinglG of the same general form as the outside casing is arranged with the corresponding parts all in spaced relation to the inner walls of the outside casing. The inner casing comprises side walls 17, end walls 18, a bottom 19, and a removable'cover or lid 20. Like the outside casing, the side, end and bottom walls of the inner casing are preferably secured permanently together. The inner lid 20 is prefer-' ably fitted into the upper portion of the outside casing withouthinges, whereby it it is connected permanently by any suitable means.

The means I prefer to employ for the purpose of securing the pneumatic cushions in place comprises a modicum of glue or cement 22 inserted into each open end of the tube 21' and then I apply a staple 23 across such end where the glue is applied,-

the free ends .23 of each staple being then passed through the wall and clenched as shown in Fig. 4, making a neat connection and one which will positively hold-the end of the tube sealed hermetically as well as holding the tube as a whole in place to the wall. Both endslof each tube being thus sealed, the section of tubing constitutes an effective and reliable pneumatic cushion. I

employ preferably two of such cushions in connection with the outer face of each wall portion of the inner casing, though a greater or less number may be employed.

The inner casing obviously is adapted. for carrying any sort of commodity which is mailable under the existing postal laws, but the device is designed especially for the v transportation of fresh eggs. I 'may provide, therefore, any suitable filling meanswithin the inner casing for spacing the individual eggs from one another. I also may employ, either within or without the inner.

casing, a pneumatic cushioning device in the form of a. wafer 24, the same being adapted to be glued along one side 25 to the casing wall and having a flexible side 26 for immediate contact with the egg. The parts 25 and 26 of each Wafer cushion 24 are spaced from each other at their centers but have their rims permanently sealed hermetically for the purposes of the invention. These Wafer cushions may be secured at any desired points and preferably a plurality of them cooperate with each egg, holding it in definite position resiliently Within the inner casing.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination, in a mailing case, with inner and outer Ilgld CaSlIlgS spaced from each other, of a plurality of hermetically sealed pneumatic cushioning devices secured toone of the casings Within the space be tween the two casings, each cushioning device comprising a section of flexible cylindrical tubing having the interior of each end supplied With a modicum of glue, and a staple spanning such end and causing the glue to set and servingto hold such end of the tubing in position. A

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin Witnesses.

' ORIN W. WVARD.

Witnesses: GRACE'L. WILKINSON, FREDERIC- A. LOASE. 

